Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Dimensity 7200 Ultra

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (with Adreno 740 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Ultra (Mali-G610 MP4). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
  • Performs 3.6x better in floating-point computations
  • Supports 163% higher memory bandwidth (67.2 against 25.6 GB/s)
  • Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size than the Dimensity 7200 Ultra
  • Shows significantly better (up to 75%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1757K vs 1003K
  • 14% higher CPU clock speed (3200 vs 2800 MHz)
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Ultra
  • Higher GPU frequency (~66%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 553922 382694
GPU 434880 164972
Memory 311861 177265
UX 456381 278147
Total score 1757044 1003078
Samples [238 tests] [40 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 218.9 MB/sec 124.3 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 145.2 pages/sec 83.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 168.3 Mpixels/sec 88.4 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 133 images/sec 52.5 images/sec
HDR 167.2 Mpixels/sec 81.8 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 18.8 images/sec 8.77 images/sec
Photo processing 34.5 images/sec 22.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 5.78 Mpixels/sec 3.32 Mpixels/sec
Samples 132 tests 14 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 12.3 images/sec 4.84 images/sec
Face detection 5.1 images/sec 2.62 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.53 Gpixels/sec 0.2 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.56 Gpixels/sec 0.25 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.36 Gpixels/sec 0.15 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.12 Gpixels/sec 0.06 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 32.6 Gpixels/sec 8.15 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 2177.4 FPS 741.3 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 66 tests 6 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 1092 463
Stability 67% 98%
Graphics test 8 FPS 3 FPS
3DMark Solar Bay
Score 5312 -
Stability 67% -
Graphics test 20 FPS -
Section 1 23 FPS -
Section 2 20 FPS -
Section 3 17 FPS -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 3667 1179
Stability 45% -
Graphics test 21 FPS 7 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
Web score 13957 -
Video editing score 7265 -
Data manipulation score 14272 -
Photo editing score 32179 -
Writing score 17828 -
Phones tested 9 models -

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile 90 FPS
[Ultra]
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Call of Duty: Mobile 60 FPS
[Ultra]
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Fortnite 56 FPS
[Ultra]
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Shadowgun Legends 118 FPS
[Ultra]
-
World of Tanks Blitz 120 FPS
[Ultra]
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Genshin Impact 59 FPS
[Ultra]
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Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 59 FPS
[Ultra]
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Device ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
1116 x 2480
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We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-11 (Anekochan)AnTuTu1824088
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-09 -> Rafarobbie22AnTuTu1708074
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-09 (Rafa)AnTuTu1708074
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 (Andrewei)AnTuTu1830711
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-29 (Pat)AnTuTu1793929
MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Ultra
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-21 (0rin)AnTuTu1009666
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-24 (Toriq albar)AnTuTu1041446
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-19 (Oleg)AnTuTu1039401
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-15 (Akkawin)AnTuTu1005290
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-09 -> ARN15GeekBench CPU1103 / 2692

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and Dimensity 7200 Ultra

CPU

Architecture 1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A710
3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3200 MHz 2800 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv9-A
L1 cache - 512 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 8 MB 4 MB
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistor count 16 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 8.5 W 5 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 740 Mali-G610 MP4
Architecture Adreno 700 Valhall 3rd gen
GPU frequency 680 MHz 1130 MHz
Pipelines 3 4
Shading units 512 64
Total shaders 1536 256
FLOPS 2089 Gigaflops 578.6 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 3.0
DirectX version 12.1 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon MediaTek APU 650

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 4200 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 67.2 Gb/s 25.6 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X70 -
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 21
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps Up to 4700 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps Up to 2500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced November 2022 September 2023
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8550-AB -
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 official site -
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 -
Further details
Notes on Snapdragon 8 Gen 2:
    - There's also the "Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy," which only differs by having a 160 MHz higher CPU clock and a 39 MHz higher GPU clock, resulting in 2208.8 GFLOPS for the GPU. Generally, you won't notice this difference in real-life usage, including games.

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